The Majestic Son gelding has shot to the lead in the Maori's Idol Trotting Championship following back-to-back cup wins at Ararat and Terang and gets his chance to add a third cup win in as many weeks.

Well Defined, to again be driven by Ellen Tormey, will start off the tough mark of 30m, which will pose some concerns on the tight Boort track.

Arguably the six-year-old's biggest threat might be the one closest to home, with Hargreaves and training partner Alex Ashwood having a second chance in the race in Downunder Barkers.

The seven-year-old gelding has struck form in recent weeks with a pair of wins at Swan Hill and Shepparton among his last four starts, coming on the back of a trio of seconds at Melton, Charlton and Bendigo.

Ashwood will take the drive on Downunder Barkers and will head to Boort in some handy form of his own following a second-consecutive Mildura treble on Wednesday night.

The talented reinsman has equal parts confidence in both of the stable's Cup hopes.

"He (Downunder Barkers) is having a bit of a purple patch himself," he said.

"He's got that 30m on Well Defined, which is a real advantage on the tight turning track, so I think he gets his chance to beat him actually.

"I'm pretty confident. He's been pretty consistent his five or six starts for us. His last start from the stand-start was pretty good at Swan Hill, so if he steps away cleanly, he is going to be thereabouts on the front end, and if he is, he's going to be very hard to beat."

Ashwood could not be prouder of Well Defined and his recent success.

"He's flying and is in a purple patch at the moment - things are panning out quite nicely in his races at this present time," he said.

"If things keep unfolding the way they have he is going to be very deadly in these country cups."

Obvious dangers to the two Hargreaves/Ashwood runners include the recent Wedderburn Trotters Cup winner Travel Bug, Blue Coman, from the in-form Greg Norman stable at Charlton and Central Victorian Championship winner Hanging On A Dream.

A field of 11 will contest the $14,500 Boort Pacing Cup (2250m) where the Jess Tubbs-trained Im Anothermasterpiece is certain to start a short-priced favourite.

The smart former New Zealand-trained gelding will start from outside the back row, but is clearly the class runner in the field.

Among his main rivals will be the Julie Douglas-trained pair Pembrook Charlie and Im No Outlaw, who won impressively at Mildura on Wednesday night, and the versatile Keith Cotchin-trained six-year-old Brackenreid.

Cotchin said Brackenreid, a winner of 12 of 75 starts and place 27 times, rarely ran a bad race and should be making his presence felt late in the race.

"He's going well and has a good draw, so he should be amongst it. Obviously, Greg Sugars' horse (Im Anothermasterpiece) will be very hard to beat, but it's going to have to do plenty of work to join in," he said.

"He (Brackenreid) has been racing really well of late, so they will know he is there. He's a pretty honest sort of customer.

"He's one of those horses you always like to have one of, a good honest trier, who always gives you a 100 per cent. If he does run a bad race, there's generally a good reason why."

Cotchin has rarely had a runner in the Boort Cup due to concerns over how they would handle the tight track, but believed it would be a non-issue with Brackenreid.

"Some horses can't seem to handle it, but he should be as good as gold," he said.

Cotchin will have one other strong chance on the program, with Rocknroll Noah lining up in the Keith and Dawn McClelland Tribute Pace (1900m).

Both horses will be driven by Ryan Duffy.

The first of eight races on Sunday starts at 1.14pm.

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